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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9712, 7 January 1895, Page 5

In the Revue Horticole for October there are some suggestive notes as to the' depth ab which radishes should be sown. In the figure's given by M. Alluard the great advantage of sowing the seed ab a depth of 4 cent., say 1£ inches, instead of 2 cent., say half an inch, is clearly shown. The radishes at the greater depth are longer, more shapely, and better in all ways than those less deeply covered by soil. This applies to the long varieties. The turnip radishes are sown ab a depth of 2 cent., and require the soil to be beaten down.

The annual meeting of the Jubilee Institute for the Blind will be held on Thursday next, at three o'clock, at the office of Mr. F. A. White, Queen street.

It will be seen from our advertising columns that the drawing of the monster art union in aid of St. Patrick's Cathedral Building Fund, Melbourne, has been unavoidably postponed until 2nd March, 1895. The prizes are valued at over £2000. The first four are cash prizes, for £500, £100, £75, and £25. Blocks of tickets and remittances should be returned to the Rev. R. P. Collins, St. Patrick's, Melbourne, not later than 23rd February, 1895, as ; the art union will be positively drawn on the date named jin,; the Melbourne Exhibition.